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Lanefan replied to the thread Gaming Cons Have Changed (I'm Old).GenCon comps their more prolific GMs (or used to, anyway, no idea if that's still the case) and turning in the players' tickets to the... -
I find it weird that it's thought of an oddity considering GenCon had been doing it when I started going to conventions back in 1983. I...
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Lanefan reacted to BornHeretic's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with
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What it really comes down to are the philosophical & ideological differences. 2e was the beginning of the end when it came to DM... -
Lanefan replied to the thread AD&D 1E XP Value for Monsters?.Blinding spittle is just another form of missile discharge, only with an effect other than damage. That said, blindness maps to an...
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Trying to avoid the “splitting” effects territory—and failing miserably Breath weapon or major breath weapon? DMG, p. 227: “Breath...
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What were they thinking? Some further musings on the subject of “What in blazes were they thinking when they created Appendix E!?”, in...
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Lanefan reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Everyone plays wow in real time simultaneously. That's not a particularly valid comparison given that it's not uncommon for a 5e...
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Lanefan reacted to tetrasodium's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Earlier on Mearls mentioned how wotc/ttrpg games (?) aren't really embracing gradual evolution over whole edition changes but failure to...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.Turning into a long day, so not going to get too in-depth here... You've been talking about engagement, which participation is just...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.For the bolded to happen the overall design would need to be a whole lot more modular than it is. Modular design is antithetical to...
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Lanefan reacted to Flying Toaster's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
This comment reminds me again of the Civilization games. In a 2014 interview with Ars Technica, franchise creator Sid Meier said that...
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Lanefan reacted to Stalker0's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
I know this is 20 pages back but I wanted to address it. As noted several times in this thread, control spells are not innately OP...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.Unfortunately, I don't think the latter part of that can be designed. The entertainment piece has to come from the people at the table...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.If I'm out of action for an uncertain length of time, I have several options. In rough order of best to worst in terms of what I could...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition.The people who made the Indy movies are trying to entertain an audience. I'm just trying to keep my character alive. Here, the "That...